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News / Orkney Islands

NHS Orkney and NHS Grampian ordered to apologise for failings in cancer patient’s care
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Two NHS boards ordered to apologise for failings in cancer patient's care

Disruption on Orkney ferry routes ‘inevitable’ as workers set for overtime ban
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Disruption on ferry routes 'inevitable' as workers set for overtime ban

Cause of Orkney whale stranding ‘almost impossible to figure out’, says expert
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Cause of Orkney whale stranding ‘almost impossible to figure out’, says expert

Public urged to avoid Orkney beach where 23 whales found dead as council considers removal  
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Public urged to avoid beach where 23 whales found dead as council considers removal  

Pod of 23 whales found dead after mass stranding on Orkney beach
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Pod of 23 whales found dead after mass stranding on beach 

Hundreds of islanders still without internet access after outage
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Hundreds of islanders still without internet access after outage

Outage leaves over 10,000 islanders without internet and phone access
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Outage leaves over 10,000 islanders without internet and phone access

Three stranded bottlenose whales found dead on Orkney shore
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Three stranded bottlenose whales found dead on Orkney shore

Thousands of visitors and competitors arrive in Orkney for 20th International Island Games
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Thousands descend on Orkney for International Island Games

Orkney ferry workers consider strike action amid escalating pay dispute with owners
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Orkney ferry workers consider strike action amid escalating pay dispute

Orkney woman launches petition after sick rabbit barred from flight 
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Orkney woman launches petition after sick rabbit barred from flight 

Orkney house prices see highest rise in Scotland since pandemic
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Orkney house prices see highest rise in Scotland since pandemic

Ravens in Orkney could be culled in new scheme to protect livestock 
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Ravens could be culled in new scheme to protect island livestock 

Dozens of jobs cut at Orkney oil terminal
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Dozens of jobs cut at Orkney oil terminal

Search for two dogwalkers who could have witnessed assault in Orkney
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Search for two dogwalkers who could have witnessed assault

Electric hydrofoil ferry tests pushed back in Orkney amid months of delays
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Electric hydrofoil ferry tests pushed back amid months of delays

Plans to build new terminal at Westray Airport submitted
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Plans to build new terminal at Westray Airport submitted

Serial rapist preyed on underage girls and women during island crime spree in Orkney
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Serial rapist preyed on underage girls and women during island crime spree

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